51st Venice International Film Festival

51st Venice International Film Festival

Festival poster
Location	Venice, Italy
Founded	1932
Festival date	1 August – 12 September 1994
Website	http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/

The 51st Venice International Film Festival was held on 1 September - 12 September, 1994.^[1][2]

Jury

• David Lynch (head of jury)^[3]
• Olivier Assayas
• Margherita Buy
• Gaston Kaboré
• Nagisa Oshima
• David Stratton
• Uma Thurman
• Mario Vargas Llosa
• Carlo Verdone

Main sections

Films in competition

• Lamerica by Gianni Amelio (Italy)
• Pigalle by Karim Dridi (France)
• Magic Hunter, by Ildikó Enyedi (Canada/Hungary)
• Little Odessa, by James Gray (Usa)
• Heavenly Creatures by Peter Jackson (New Zealand)
• À la folie by Diane Kurys (France)
• Il toro by Carlo Mazzacurati (Italy)
• Vive L'Amour by Tsai Ming-liang (Taiwan)
• The Tit and the Moon by Bigas Luna (Spain)
• Before the Rain by Milcho Manchevski (France/GB/Jugoslavia)
• Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin by Jiří Menzel (Russia/Czech Republic/France/United Kingdom/Italy)
• A Shadow You Soon Will Be by Héctor Olivera (Argentina)
• The Heart's Cry by Idrissa Ouedraogo (France/Burkina Faso)
• Il branco by Marco Risi (Italy)
• Somebody to Love by Alexandre Rockwell (Usa)
• Natural Born Killers by Oliver Stone (Usa)
• Três Irmãos by Teresa Villaverd (Portugal)
• In the Heat of the Sun by Jiang Wen (China)

Out of competition

• Bullets Over Broadway by Woody Allen (Usa)
• Dichiarazioni d'amore by Pupi Avati (Italy)
• Oasi by Cristiano Bortone (Italy)
• Staggered by Martin Clunes (GB)
• Tom & Viv by Brian Gilbert (GB)
• Genesis: The Creation and the Flood by Ermanno Olmi (Italy-Germany)
• Il Postino: The Postman by Michael Radford (Italy-France)

Venetian Nights

• Love and Human Remains by Denys Arcand (Canada)
• True Lies by James Cameron (Usa)
• 47 Ronin by Kon Ichikawa (Japan)
• Wolf by Mike Nichols (Usa)
• Clear and Present Danger by Phillip Noyce (Usa)
• Captives by Angela Pope (GB)
• The Nightmare Before Christmas by Henry Selick (Usa)
• The Night and the Moment by Anna Maria Tatò (France/GB/Italy)
• Woodstock 25th Anniversary Director' s Cut by Michael Wadleigh (Usa)
• Metal Skin by Geoffrey Wright (Australia)
• Forrest Gump by Robert Zemeckis (Usa)

Awards

• Golden Lion:
  • Before the Rain (Milčo Mančevski)
  • Vive L'Amour (Tsai Ming-liang)
• Silver Lion:
  • Heavenly Creatures (Peter Jackson)
  • Little Odessa (James Gray)
  • Il toro (Carlo Mazzacurati)
• Special Jury Prize:
  • Natural Born Killers (Oliver Stone)
• Golden Osella:
  • Best Director: Gianni Amelio (Lamerica)
  • Best Screenplay: Bigas Luna, Cuca Canals (La teta y la luna)
  • Best Cinematography: Christopher Doyle (Ashes of Time)
• Volpi Cup:
  • Best Actor: Xia Yu (In the Heat of the Sun)
  • Best Actress: Maria de Medeiros (Três Irmãos)
  • Best Supporting Actor: Roberto Citran (Il toro)
  • Best Supporting Actress: Vanessa Redgrave (Little Odessa)
• The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal:
  • Život a neobyčejná dobrodružství vojáka Ivana Čonkina (Jiří Menzel)
• Career Golden Lion:
  • Al Pacino
  • Suso Cecchi d'Amico
  • Ken Loach
• Golden Ciak:
  • La bella vita (Paolo Virzì)
• FIPRESCI Prize:
  • Before the Rain (Milčo Mančevski)
  • Vive L'Amour (Tsai Ming-liang)
• OCIC Award:
  • Lamerica (Gianni Amelio)

References

1. "VENICE FILM FESTIVAL - 1994". Retrieved October 6, 2013.
2. "The 1990′s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
3. "Juries for the 1990′s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Venice Film Festival:1994 at the Internet Movie Database
• 51th [sic] Venice Film Festival 1994